For Immediate Release
June 18, 2009

U.S. National Archives Channel to highlight upcoming events and showcase film holdings

Washington, DC…On Friday, June 19, the National Archives will formally
launch a YouTube channel to showcase popular archived films, inform the public
about upcoming events around the country, and bring National Archives exhibits
to the people. The launch will coincide with the National Archives 75th Anniversary.
The URL is www.youtube.com/USNationalArchives.

Every week the National Archives will roll out a new film on one or more of
its YouTube channel playlists. These include the following:

From the Archives to the Moon: This video playlist features footage
from the start of the space race through the landing of a man on the moon.

Favorite Things: What’s at Your Presidential Libraries: Over
a series of 14 videos, directors from 12 separate presidential libraries discuss
their ‘favorite things’ from their respective Presidential Libraries
including Air Force One and the famous rooftop staircase from the embassy evacuation
in Vietnam.

Tracing World War II: Released in chronological order, these War
Department reels follow American progress through World War II from the bombing
at Pearl Harbor to Armistice.

Touring 1930s America: Combining well-crafted, first-hand accounts
from the Great Depression and sweeping footage from the Department of Interior
taken in the 1930s, this playlist guides viewers through Depression-era America.

To contact the National Archives, please call 1-866-272-6272 or 1-86-NARA-NARA
(TDD) 301-837-0482.

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For Press information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs staff
at 202-357-5300.